IBM A40I TYPE 2271 User Manual

You can run the Start SMART Hard Disk Test and then continue with other 
diagnostic tests before running the Hard Drive Self-Test Results. 

Diagnostics offer two hard drive format utilities: 

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Quick Erase Hard Drive 

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Full Erase Hard Drive

The Quick Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following 
steps. 

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Destroys the Master Boot Record (MBR) on the hard drive. 

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Destroys all copies of the FAT Table on all partitions (both the master and 
backup). 

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Destroys the partition table. 

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Provides messages that warn the user that this is a non-recoverable process.

The Full Erase Hard Drive provides a DOS utility that performs the following 
steps. 

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Performs all the steps in Quick Erase. 

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Provides a DOS utility that writes random data to all sectors of the hard drive. 

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Provide an estimate of time to completion along with a visual representation of 
completion status. 

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Provides messages that warn the user about non-recoverable process.

 

Make sure that all data is backed up before using the Quick or Full Erase 

functions. 

  

 

To select the Quick Erase or Full Erase Hard Drive utility, use the following 
procedure. 

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Select the UTILITY option on the toolbar and press Enter. 

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Select either the QUICK ERASE or FULL ERASE HARD DISK option and 
follow the instructions.

Use the Iomega Zip Drive Test to test the Zip drive and the drive interface. The 
test takes about 20 seconds to run. 

The default tests the following: 

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Controller 

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Max Seek (50 times) 

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Random Seek (300 sectors)

When replacing a system board, this utility allows the backup of all Asset 
information from the EEPROM to diskette. This utility also restores data to the 
EEPROM from diskette after replacement of the system board. 

To run this utility, use the following procedure. 

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Select Utility 

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Select Asset EEPROM Backup 

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